Album Review

In an era where South African hip-hop is increasingly shaped by global sounds, K.Keed and Orish's latest project, Umgaranto II, focuses on documenting the people, places, and…

The title arrived after the music. Shane Cooper had already written the composition when he stumbled across a line in a poem by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi. The poem was…

Moya is her quiet insistence that excellence, faith and African high art can hold grief without spectacle

Stogie T’s aNomy captures the tension, cynicism and spiritual searching of life in South Africa, weaving history, grief and hope into vivid storytelling

Chance the Rapper returns with Star Line, blending soulful introspection, social commentary and faith-driven hip-hop, proving his voice is stronger than ever

The musician reunites us with our truest feelings with his new album, ‘Licence to Feel’

The collaborative album Indaba Is, facilitated by Siyabonga Mthembu and Thandi Ntuli, is greater than the sum of its parts

"Soundtracks are not scores. At best, they are marketing gimmicks with a pretence at a soul".

Tumi, who is now known as Stogie T, has released his most popular album to date.

Rihanna has made us wait a maddening four years between albums and while Anti is worthy of a recommendation, it’s hardly earth-shattering stuff.

The mix of prog rock, hymns and vocals on Wake Up! sounds like the kind of album that crate diggers, kitsch lovers and sample seekers will cherish.

On her sixth studio album, singer and songwriter Sia Furler proves you can be minimal on fame and still maximise on talent.

The soundtrack to "Inside Llewyn Davis" is heartfelt without being sentimental, a modern folk journey inspired by Bob Dylan and David Van Ronk.

Birdy’s "Fire Within" makes for easy listening with songs as light and charming as her namesake. But it falters due to a lack of confidence.